ف ق ر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root ف ق ر (f-q-r) primarily relates to concepts of making something hollow, grooved, or perforated, often by digging or cutting. This extends to meanings of being poor or needy, as well as physical attributes like the vertebrae of the spine or the structure of a well. It also encompasses abstract ideas like the core or best part of something.

Derived headwords

ذو الفقارname

1.
Dhu al-Fiqarclassical
The name of a famous sword, originally belonging to Prophet Solomon, which came into the possession of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It was named for the grooves or perforations on its blade.
2.
Dhu al-Fiqarclassical
A title or nickname given to a group of people or individuals, mentioned as a title for Ma'shar ibn 'Amr al-Hamdani and others from the lineage of Ali.
3.
Dhu al-Fiqarclassical
The name of a spear, used metaphorically by a poet.

سيف مفقرnoun

1.
grooved swordclassical
A sword that has indentations or grooves along its blade, resembling the vertebrae of the spine.

مفقرadjective

1.
capableclassical
Describing a person who is capable and competent for a task, implying strength and control, possibly related to the strength of one's back (فقار الظهر).
2.
strong-backedclassical
Describing a camel that is strong and sturdy, particularly in its back.

الفقرةnoun

1.
vertebraboth
A segment of the spine, referring to the bones that make up the backbone.
2.
hole, pitclassical
A hollow or depression in the ground, or a cavity.
3.
collar openingclassical
The opening of a shirt where the head passes through.
4.
landmark, markerclassical
A visible sign or marker, such as a mountain, target, or similar object, used for guidance or aiming.
5.
best partclassical
The finest or most excellent part of something, metaphorically compared to the vertebrae of the back.
6.
wit, pointclassical
The clever or witty point of a statement, originally referring to ornaments shaped like vertebrae.
7.
fertile landclassical
Uncultivated, fertile land suitable for planting.
8.
plant nameclassical
The name of a specific plant.
9.
camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel.

فقرةnoun

1.
nearnessclassical
Proximity or closeness, used in the phrase 'he is to me a فقرة' meaning 'he is close to me'.

فقرnoun

1.
holes, pitsclassical
The plural of فقرة, referring to multiple hollows, pits, or grooves.
2.
plantsclassical
The plural of the plant name فقرة.

الفقرنname

1.
al-Faqranclassical
The name of a sword belonging to Abu al-Khayr ibn 'Amr al-Kindi.

فقارname

1.
Faqqarclassical
The name of a mountain.

الفيقرname

1.
al-Fayqarclassical
A term for a calamity or disaster.

متفقرةadjective

1.
full of holesclassical
Describing land that has many pits or hollows.

الفاقرةname

1.
al-Faqirahclassical
One of the names for the Day of Judgment.

أفقرverb

1.
to lend (land)classical
To lend land to someone for cultivation, a usage derived metaphorically from the back (ظهر).

مفقرadjective

1.
strong-backedclassical
Describing a person with a strong backbone.
2.
well-drilledclassical
Describing a well that has been dug or excavated.

ركية فقيرةnoun

1.
excavated wellclassical
A well that has been dug or excavated.

افتقرverb

1.
to innovate (poetry)classical
To originate or create new meanings and styles in poetry, to develop its forms and expand its scope.
2.
to split, openclassical
To split or open something, used metaphorically for the creation of poetic meanings.
3.
to become poorboth
To become needy or destitute.

متفاقرadjective

1.
claiming povertyclassical
Someone who pretends to be poor or needy.

يتفقرونverb

1.
to explore knowledgeclassical
To delve into and extract the hidden meanings of knowledge, to open up its complexities.

الفقرnoun

1.
camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel, specifically referring to three stages or levels of its development.

فقيرnoun

1.
share, portionclassical
A share or portion of something, particularly referring to a person's share in wells or water resources.
2.
ladder, scaffoldclassical
A wooden beam or structure used to climb up to an upper room or chamber.

الفقيرname

1.
al-Faqirclassical
A name or title associated with Sufis.

نقير فقيرnoun

1.
damaged spotclassical
A place or spot that has been affected by damage or injury, implying multiple impacts.

بعير مفقرnoun

1.
strong camelclassical
A camel that is strong and robust, particularly in its back.

بعير ذو فقرةnoun

1.
strong camelclassical
A camel that is strong and capable of bearing riding.

Parallel reading

وذو الفقار، بالفتح، وبالكسر أيضا، كما صرح به في المواهب

And Dhu al-Fiqar, with a fatha, and also with a kasra, as stated in al-Mawahib.

سمى لأنه كانت فيه حفر صغار حسان، ويقال للحفرة، فقرة، وجمعها فقر

It was named so because it had small, beautiful hollows, and a hollow is called a 'fiqrah', and its plural is 'fuqar'.

فصار إلى النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم، شبهوا تلك الحزوز بالفقار

It came to the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, and they likened those grooves to vertebrae.

لا فتى إلا علي، ولا سيف إلا ذو الفقار

There is no knight but Ali, and no sword but Dhu al-Fiqar.

وسيف مفقر، كمعظم: فيه حزوز مطمئنة عن متنه، وكل شيء حز أو أثر فيه فقد فقر

And a grooved sword, like 'mu'azzam': it has sunken grooves along its blade, and anything that is grooved or marked has been 'faqqara'.

ورجل مفقر: مجزئ لكل ما أمر به، نقله الصاغاني، كأنه لقوة فقاره

And a 'mafqar' man: capable of whatever he is commanded, as narrated by al-Saghani, as if due to the strength of his back.

والفقرة، بالضم: القرب، يقال: هو مني فقرة، أي قريب

And 'al-fiqrah', with damma: nearness, it is said: 'he is to me a fiqrah', meaning 'he is close to me'.

والفقرة: مدخل الرأس من القميص

And 'al-fiqrah': the entrance for the head from a shirt.

والفقرة، بالكسر: العلم، من جبل أو هدف أو نحوه، كالحفيرة

And 'al-fiqrah', with kasra: the landmark, from a mountain or a target or the like, like a dug pit.

يقولون في النضال: أراميك من أدنى فقرة، ومن أبعد فقرة، أي من أبعد معلم يتعلمونه

They say in archery: 'I shoot you from the nearest marker, and from the farthest marker', meaning from the farthest landmark they learn.

ومن المجاز: الفقرة: أجود بيت في القصيدة، تشبيها بفقرة الظهر

And metaphorically: 'al-fiqrah': the best verse in a poem, by analogy with the vertebrae of the back.

والفقرة: القراح من الأرض للزرع، نقله الصاغاني

And 'al-fiqrah': fertile land for planting, as narrated by al-Saghani.

والفقرة، بالفتح: نبت، ج فقر، أي بفتح فسكون، كذا في سائر النسخ، والصواب أنها الفقرة بفتح فضم اسم نبت، جمعها فقر بفتح فضم أيضا حكاها سيبويه

And 'al-fiqrah', with fatha: a plant, pl. 'fuqar', meaning with fatha and sukun, as in other copies, and the correct reading is 'al-fiqrah' with fatha and damma, the name of a plant, its plural is 'fuqar' also with fatha and damma, as narrated by Sibawayh.

والفقرن، كرعشن: سيف أبي الخير بن عمرو الكندي

And 'al-Faqran', like 'ra'shan': the sword of Abu al-Khayr ibn 'Amr al-Kindi.

والفيقر: الداهية

And 'al-Fayqar': the calamity.

ويقال: إنه لمفقر لهذا الأمر، كمحسن، أي مقرن له ضابط، نقله الصاغاني عن ابن شميل

And it is said: 'he is 'mafqar' for this matter', like 'muhsin', meaning he is appointed and in control of it, as narrated by al-Saghani from Ibn Shumayl.

وأرض متفقرة: فيها فقر كثيرة، أي حفر، كذا في المحكم

And 'mutafaqqirah' land: it has many 'fuqar', meaning pits, as in al-Muhkam.

وفي حديث المزارعة: أفقرها أخاك، أي أعره أرضك للزراعة، وهو مستعار من الظهر

And in the hadith about sharecropping: 'Afaqirha your brother', meaning lend him your land for cultivation, and it is a metaphor derived from the back.

ورجل مفقر، كمحسن: قوي فقار الظهر

And a 'mafqar' man, like 'muhsin': strong in the vertebrae of the back.

وفي حديث عمر رضي الله عنه أن العباس بن عبد المطلب سأله عن الشعراء، فقال: امرؤ القيس سابقهم، خسف لهم عين الشعر، فافتقر عن معان عور أصح بصر يريد أنه أول من فتق صناعة الشعر وفنن معانيها، وكثرها وقصدها واحتذى الشعراء على مثاله

And in the hadith of 'Umar, may God be pleased with him, that al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib asked him about the poets, and he said: 'Imru' al-Qays is their leader, he dug out the essence of poetry for them, and 'iftaqara' from obscure meanings, making them clearer. He means he was the first to open up the craft of poetry and diversify its meanings, increase them, and intend them, and poets followed his example.

وافتقر: افتعل، من الفقير، أي شق وفتح وهو مجاز كما في التكملة واللسان

And 'iftaqara': it is 'ifta'ala', from 'al-faqir', meaning to split and open, and it is a metaphor as in al-Takmilah and al-Lisan.

ورجل متفاقر: يدعى الفقر، كما في الأساس

And a 'mutafaqir' man: one who claims poverty, as in al-Asas.

قال ابن الأثير: هكذا جاء في رواية، أي يستخرجون غامضه ويفتحون مغلقه، وأصله من فقرت البئر، إذا حفرتها لاستخراج مائها

Ibn al-Athir said: 'This is how it came in one narration, meaning they extract its hidden parts and open its closed ones, and its origin is from 'faqartu al-bi'r', when you dig a well to extract its water.

والفقرة، بالضم: قرمة البعير رواه أبو العباس عن ابن الأعرابي

And 'al-fiqrah', with damma: the hump of a camel, narrated by Abu al-'Abbas from Ibn al-A'rabi.

بلغتم منه الفقر الثلاث

You have reached with him the three stages of the hump.

فقير بني فلان في الركايا: حصتهم منها

'Faqir' of the people of so-and-so in the wells: their share from them.

توزعنا فقير مياه أقر لكل بني أب فيها فقير

We divided the share of the water of Aqir, for every son of a father there is a share.

والفقير: جذع يرقى عليه إلى غرفة

And 'al-faqir': a trunk that is climbed upon to a chamber.

وكذا بعير ذو فقرة، بالضم، إذا كان قويا على الركوب نقلهما الصاغاني

And likewise a camel 'dhu fiqrah', with damma, if it is strong for riding, as narrated by al-Saghani.

وابن الفقير مصغرا: من الصوفية

And Ibn al-Faqir, in diminutive form: from the Sufis.

ونقير فقير: أصابته النواقر وعملت به الفواقر

And 'naqir fiqir': it was struck by calamities and the calamities worked upon it.